Auditions announced to cast five men and one woman in key roles
TINA L. SCOTT
EDITOR
The Merrill Community Theater is gearing up for a humorous production of “Escanaba in da Moonlight” with performances tentatively scheduled for October 2022. Area actors and actresses are encouraged to audition for the cast of this fun and funny comedy by Jeff Daniels.
Five men and one woman will be selected to fill key roles, and auditions will be held on Saturday, June 25, and Saturday, July 9, 2022, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church, 300 N. Mill St. in Merrill [on the corner of Third and Mill Streets].
Audition material is available at: www.merrillcommunitytheater.com
Rehearsals will start in July.
“Escanaba in da Moonlight” is a humorous story of a man dealing with the frustration of being a “buckless yooper” at deer camp.
This zany comedy is about the Soady clan, who meet at their family’s camp in the UP [Upper Peninsula of Michigan] for the opening of deer hunting season. Thirty-five-year-old Reuben Soady is trying desperately to change his reputation as being the oldest Soady never to bag a buck. In a hunting story to beat all hunting stories, “Escanaba in da Moonlight” spins a hilarious tale of humor, horror, and heart as Reuben goes to any and all lengths to remove himself from the wrong end of the family record book.
If you’ve got some acting in your blood, or just a fun and zany sense of humor, consider trying out for one of the parts in this upcoming production.
Merrill Community Theater is a non-profit organization. For more information, contact Ed Kemery at 443.871.3593 or email: [email protected].